38 Padbury Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jun 2016 | $712,500 | $858 |
Price per m² based on land size of 830 m².
It is a stand‑alone house featuring three bedrooms and one bathroom. The property sits on an 830 m² block and includes one parking space.
The lot measures approximately 830 square metres, providing ample outdoor space for gardening or recreation.
Within a 1 km radius you’ll find the Dickson Library (≈0.4 km), Swinden Street Metro station (≈0.5 km), Dickson Centre precinct (≈0.5 km) and the Quality Hotel Dickson (≈0.7 km). Nearby recreational spots include Dickson District Playing Fields (≈0.9 km) and the Dickson Wetland (≈1 km).
Downer was originally a CSIRO agricultural research site, even growing opium poppies during World War II. The area retains historic plantings such as large pine and gum trees planted as windbreaks, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was added to the local shopping centre in 2019.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales belonging to the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. These rocks are part of the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name, “Limestone Plains.”
Federally, Downer is in the electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate, which elects five members proportionally.
